SNAP Disruptions and Student Well-Being: How Campuses Can Respond
*UPDATE: Following our discussion last Monday (November 3, 2025) about SNAP disruptions and student well-being, Triple C is hosting a second statewide conversation next Monday, November 10 at 12 p.m.
Join us as we continue exploring how campuses can support students’ basic needs and mental health amid ongoing SNAP uncertainty.
Together, we’ll share updates, campus responses, and collective advocacy efforts to ensure students don’t go hungry.
With uncertainty around SNAP funding and when Congress may reach an agreement, many campuses across Ohio may soon see increased strain on students’ basic needs.
While much of the national conversation focuses on families and seniors, we know these same challenges deeply affect college students — especially those already facing food insecurity. Interruptions to SNAP benefits can lead to skipped meals, heightened stress, and difficult choices between food, housing, and academics.
What are campuses doing to support student basic needs during these uncertain times? If this disruption extends through the end of the semester, what can campuses do to support students — not only in meeting their food security needs, but also in addressing the mental health challenges that accompany this uncertainty?
Join the Community Campus Coalition (Triple C) on Monday, November 10 at 12:00 p.m. for a virtual discussion focused on campus responses and collaboration.
Together, we will:
- Identify existing campus and community resources supporting student basic needs.
- Share what campuses are hearing directly from students.
- Explore collective advocacy options — from calling on Congress to act to encouraging the state to use its rainy day fund to sustain SNAP access.
This will be an open conversation and an opportunity for campuses to share what they are doing to support student basic needs and to learn from one another.
We invite you to join this dialogue and help shape coordinated action in the weeks ahead.
Register Here| This conversation will also connect with our ongoing work through the Hunger Free Campus Coalition, which unites campus and community partners to end student hunger in Ohio. Through this network, we continue to share best practices, advance advocacy, and promote initiatives like the Hunger Free Campus Action Center in partnership with Swipe Out Hunger. |